Tractor-trailer rollover, fire closes I-75

A blown-out tire caused a truck fire that led to the closure of southbound Interstate 75 south of State Road 56 on Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

At 1:55 p.m., a commercial vehicle tractor trailer had a blowout. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which entered the median and collided with a guardrail. The vehicle overturned and caught fire.

The driver was assisted in exiting the vehicle and was later taken to TGH with non life-threatening injuries.